Jared Kass

Jared KassProfessional Title: Professor of Counseling and PsychologyAreas of Academic Focus and Expertise:Clinical Treatment of Trauma, Stress-Related Illnesses, Anxiety, and Depression; Neuroscience of Stress Coping and Mind-Body Interactions; Resilience and Positive Psychology; Mindfulness and Therapeutic Use of the Arts; Social Justice Perspectives in Counseling; Psychology of Religion and Spirituality; Mentoring in Higher Education: Social-Emotional and Psychospiritual DevelopmentRepresentative List of Recent Courses Taught:• Orientation to Professional Psychology• Clinical Skills and the Counseling Process• Professional Integrative Seminar• Doctoral Studies Advising• Theories of Holistic Counseling and Psychotherapy I & II• Spirituality: Resource for Psychological and Social Well-Being

Dr. Jared Kass has been a faculty member at Lesley University since 1976. As an educator and clinician, his work focuses on community-building interventions that promote health, justice, and peace through the social, emotional, and spiritual development of young adults. Read full bio.